Criminal Injuries Compensation

Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications were made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority's Hardship Fund in 2013-14; and what proportion of such applications were successful.

Damian Green: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority received 10 applications under the hardship fund in 2013-14, of which four were successful.
	People who did not meet the fund's earnings criteria lodged the six remaining applications. The fund is there to support low-paid workers and four of these six people earned too much to be eligible, while the other two lost no income as a result of the injuries they sustained.

Prison Accommodation

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what new prison accommodation is planned to come on stream and in which locations before May 2015.

Jeremy Wright: We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and continue to modernise the prison estate so that it delivers best value for the taxpayer. This Government has a long term strategy for managing the prison estate which will provide more adult male prison capacity than we inherited from the previous Government.
	Over 2,000 further places for adult male prisoners will become available before May 2015, including new house-blocks at HM Prisons The Mount, Thameside, Parc and Peterborough. The remainder of the places will come from re-opening refurbished or mothballed capacity.

Secure Colleges: Leicestershire

Dan Jarvis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 469W, on Secure Colleges: Leicestershire, what steps have been taken to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the cohort.

Jeremy Wright: The requirements set out within the tender for the design and build of the Secure College pathfinder took into account departmental experience of providing safe custodial environments. The initial design for the Secure College pathfinder was evaluated against these requirements as well as design, operation and security considerations.
	The Ministry of Justice will be working with Wates, the preferred design and build bidder, over the coming months to refine the initial design. This will include ensuring that different groups of young people can be accommodated discretely, if needed, within the site.
	The safety and wellbeing of young people is central to all plans for the design and operation of the Secure College pathfinder.

Telephone Services

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.

Shailesh Vara: There has been a 79% fall in the Department’s use of higher-rate numbers since 2009.
	The Department has received no revenue from higher rate telephone numbers for the period under review.
	The information held centrally for the public use of (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 telephone numbers operated (i) and (ii) sponsored by the Ministry of Justice are as follows:
	
		
			  Number 
			 (a) 0845 numbers 32 
			 (b) 0844 numbers 2 
			 (c) 0843 numbers 0 
		
	
	The majority of these numbers are operated by the County Court Business Centre (CCBC).
	Information on volumes for calls to higher-rate telephone numbers for the last 12 months is not systematically collected by the service providers, and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
	19 higher rate numbers in the CCBC are in the process of being replaced by 0300 numbers. The four 0845 numbers receiving the highest volumes of calls in the CCBC are being discontinued on 1 August 2014, and when inquirers call these numbers they are being advised to contact an alternative 0300 number.
	As stated in previous answers to parliamentary questions, the Department's approach is not to use higher rate numbers and instead, wherever possible, to assign 0300 numbers, for which the tariff is similar to calling an 01 or 02 (geographic) number, whether the caller is using a fixed line or a mobile phone.

Antidepressants

Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 19 January 2012, Official Report, columns 932-3W, how many companies hold licences for the manufacture or distribution of (a) Nitrazepam, (b) Flurazepam, (c) Loprazolam, (d) Lormetazepam, (e) Temazepam, (f) Clonazepam, (g) Medazepam, (h) Midazolam, (i) Zopiclone, (j) Zaleplon, (k) Zolpiden, (l) Eszopiclone, (m) SSRI antidepressants and (n) trycyclic antidepressants; and how many of those licences were issued in the last three years.

Norman Lamb: There are currently 15 products authorised in the United Kingdom containing nitrazepam and 15 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently two products authorised in the UK containing flurazepam and one company authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently two products authorised in the UK containing loprazolam and two different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently eight products authorised in the UK containing lormetazepam and four different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently 10 products authorised in the UK containing temazepam and six different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently six products authorised in the UK containing clonazepam and three different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently no authorised products in the UK containing medazepam.
	There are currently 22 products authorised in the UK containing midazolam and 10 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently 17 products authorised in the UK containing zopiclone and nine different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently two products authorised in the UK containing zaleplon and one company authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently 21 products authorised in the UK containing zolpidem and 12 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently no authorised products in the UK containing eszopiclone.
	There are currently 238 products authorised in the UK containing SSRI antidepressants and 57 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	There are currently 16 products authorised in the UK containing tricyclic antidepressants and 11 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
	One loprazolam, four lormetazepam, two clonazepam, two midazolam, three zopiclone, four zolpidem and 75 SSRI products have been authorised in the last three years.

Cancer: Drugs

Jim Shannon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Albumin Bound Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab and Cabozantinib since the introduction of those drugs; and what discussions on this matter he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Assemblies.

Norman Lamb: We have had no such discussions.
	The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has appraised the use of bevacizumab (Avastin) for a number of cancers including colorectal, breast, ovarian, non-small cell lung cancer and kidney cancer and has not been able to recommend the drug's use as a clinical and cost-effective use of national health service resources in any of these appraisals.
	NICE is currently appraising the use of paclitaxel albumin-bound nanoparticles (Abraxane) in treating advanced pancreatic cancer with final guidance expected in January 2015. NICE is also appraising this technology for use in the first-line treatment of metastatic melanoma, with final guidance expected in May 2015.
	There are no plans for NICE to appraise cabozantinib (Cometriq) for the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Cystic Fibrosis

Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) number and (b) proportion of adult cystic fibrosis centres in England have (i) reached and (ii) exceeded the maximum capacity of 250 patients recommended by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in each of the last four years.

Norman Lamb: Information concerning the number of adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients cared for by CF centres in England in each of the last four years is not available. These data have only been collected since the introduction of the tariff for CF services in 2011.
	In the following table we have provided the number and proportion of CF centres treating 250 patients or more in each of the last three years.
	It should be noted that the “Standards of Care”, updated by CF Trust in 2011 does not state that 250 patients is the maximum number a CF centre should treat, but rather that when a centre reaches 250 patients, and anticipates that numbers will continue to rise, the development of alternative specialist centres should be considered.
	
		
			  Number of centres treating 250 patients or more Proportion of centres treating 250 patients or more 
			 2011 6 21 
			 2012 6 21 
			 2013 6 21

Equitable Life Independent Inquiry

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive about the timetable for publication of the Penrose Inquiry.

Jane Ellison: The timetable for Lord Penrose to complete his report and publish it, is a matter for Lord Penrose himself to decide. Lord Penrose has publicly announced that he will publish his report in the autumn of 2014, but we do not know the exact date. We are keeping in touch with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well Being of the Scottish Government.

Medical Records: Disclosure of Information

Roger Godsiff: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to ensure that patient data extracted under care.data shared with countries inside the European Economic Area cannot be shared outside that area.

Daniel Poulter: The Data Protection Act (1998) allows personal data to be transferred to countries within the European Economic Area (EEA) on the same basis as transferring data within the United Kingdom. Personal data can only be sent to a country or territory outside the EEA if an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of individuals when processing their personal data is ensured.
	Every application for information will be considered by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), in line with the Data Protection Act, taking account of their location if it is outside the UK.
	Recipients of data from the HSCIC must agree to certain terms and conditions of use, i.e. a data sharing contract, before any data are disclosed. Those terms and conditions include measures intended to safeguard the use of information that may identify individuals, including:
	limiting the use of information to a specific purpose, which must also be both legitimate, compatible and shared only for the benefit of the health and social care system;
	prohibiting onward disclosure of information to an additional organisation;
	ensuring the security of the data once they are in the possession of another organisation that applied successfully for the data; and
	the right of HSCIC to audit where it is suspected the terms and conditions have not been complied with.
	The HSCIC announced on 17 June 2014 that a new, strengthened audit function will monitor adherence to data sharing agreements and halt the flow of data if there are any concerns exposed. This will include scrutiny of how the data are being used and stored by those receiving it. This will also monitor that data have been deleted when an agreement comes to the end. Any failure on the part of data users to abide by their agreements will entail no further release of data to them.

NHS: Disclosure of Information

Jim Shannon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government is taking to ensure that hospitals do not discourage whistleblowing by staff; and if he will take steps to issue a UK NHS-wide policy on that matter.

Daniel Poulter: We have been absolutely clear that national health service staff who speak out in the interests of patient safety must be protected and listened to and that we expect all NHS organisations to have whistleblowing policies in place that are compliant with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. On 5 March this year, the Secretary of State for Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt), wrote to Chairs in NHS trusts and foundation trusts in England to express his strong views on this matter and to reiterate the vital importance of fostering a culture of openness and transparency in the NHS.
	In addition, the Department recently commissioned the Whistleblowing Helpline to update whistleblowing guidance for the NHS. This revised guidance “Raising Concerns at Work—Whistleblowing Guidance for workers and employers in Health and Social Care” was published on 17 March 2014. This guidance transparently sets out the policies and processes for staff and employers in a single document and is available via their website or as a hard copy. This guidance can be found on their website:
	www.wbhelpline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Raising-Concerns-at-Work.pdf
	Employment law and policy (of which whistleblowing law and policy is a part), and health law and policy, are devolved matters in Northern Ireland. In Scotland and Wales employment law is not devolved, but health law is. Decisions about implementation of whistleblowing policy in the NHS in each part of the United Kingdom are therefore a matter for each of those areas.

Nurses: Redundancy

Mark Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered nurses were made redundant by each NHS health trust in England in 2013.

Daniel Poulter: The number (headcount basis) of qualified nursing staff made redundant, from national health service trusts, during 2013 is estimated in the following table.
	In November 2013 there was a record full-time equivalent number of qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff in the NHS of 312,900.
	The 489 redundancies represent just 0.14% of the total qualified nursing workforce in hospitals and community health services.
	The data used in this reply has been extracted from the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Data Warehouse which is a monthly snap shot of the live ESR system. This is the human resources and payroll system that covers all NHS employees other than those working in general practice, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and organisations to which functions have been transferred, such as local authorities. ESR was fully rolled out across the NHS in April 2008. The ESR data used in this response is not centrally validated and its reliability is subject to local coding practice.
	Redundancies are identified as those individuals with a reason for leaving of either voluntary or compulsory redundancy. Only those individuals coded as qualified nurses, midwives or health visitors are included in the figures. Only redundancies from NHS Trusts are included in these figures; it is possible that qualified nurses were also made redundant from other NHS bodies.
	ESR reports based on the current organisation structure. This means that if organisations merged during 2013 it is possible that redundancies from, now defunct, organisations are recorded as being from the newly created organisation.
	
		
			 Organisation 2013 nursing redundancies (headcount) 
			 2gether NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust — 
			 Barking Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust — 
			 Barts Health NHS Trust — 
			 Birmingham And Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust 12 
			 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust 8 
			 Bradford District Care Trust — 
			 Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 7 
			 Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust — 
			 Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Central Essex Community Services — 
			 Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Cheshire And Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 City Healthcare Partnership — 
			 Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust — 
		
	
	
		
			 Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust 6 
			 Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 12 
			 Devon Partnership NHS Trust — 
			 Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust 7 
			 Ealing Hospital NHS Trust — 
			 East And North Hertfordshire NHS Trust — 
			 East Coast Community Healthcare Cic — 
			 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust — 
			 East London NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Guys And St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust 6 
			 Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust — 
			 Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Humber NHS Foundation Trust 6 
			 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust — 
			 Kent And Medway NHS And Social Care Partnership Trust 5 
			 Kent Community Health NHS Trust 5 
			 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust 11 
			 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust 5 
			 Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust — 
			 Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Locala Community Partnerships — 
			 Manchester Mental Health And Social Care Trust 5 
			 Mersey Care NHS Trust — 
			 Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust — 
			 NHS Direct NHS Trust 139 
			 Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Norfolk And Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 31 
			 North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus — 
			 North East London NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 6 
			 Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 26 
			 Northumberland Tyne And Wear NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust — 
			 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust — 
			 Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Plymouth Community Healthcare Cic — 
			 Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust — 
			 Rotherham Doncaster And South Humber NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Royal Bournemouth And Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Royal Devon And Exeter NHS Foundation Trust — 
		
	
	
		
			 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Royal Liverpool And Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust — 
			 Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Disease NHS Foundation Trust 6 
			 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust — 
			 Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust 5 
			 Sheffield Health And Social Care NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust 5 
			 Solent NHS Trust 7 
			 South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 South London And Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 6 
			 South London Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 South Staffordshire And Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 South West London And St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust — 
			 South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 6 
			 St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Staffordshire And Stoke On Trent Partnership NHS Trust — 
			 Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust — 
			 Sussex Community NHS Trust — 
			 Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 5 
			 The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust 6 
			 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Warrington And Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust — 
			 York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — 
			 Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust — 
			 Total 489 
			 “—“ Indicates fewer than 5. Note: Organisations not listed made no eligible redundancies during 2013. Source: Electronic Staff Record Data Warehouse.

Parkinson's Disease

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clinicians making individual funding requests for Parkinson's disease medication are informed of the outcome within 40 days; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time and resources that clinicians spend on administering individual funding requests for treatments of Parkinson's disease and other progressive conditions; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) prevalence of additional health problems experienced by people with Parkinson's Disease due to delays in receiving Duodopa and (b) costs incurred by the NHS as a result of such delays; and if he will make a statement.

Norman Lamb: We have made no such assessment.
	From April 2013, NHS England assumed responsibility for commissioning adult specialist neurosciences services, including the majority of services for patients with Parkinson’s disease, with some being the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups.
	NHS England has advised that it does not routinely fund Duodopa (co-careldopa) for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and is currently considering its clinical policy.
	Clinicians can submit individual funding requests for this treatment on behalf of their patients as per NHS England’s individual funding requests standard operating procedure, which is at:
	www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cp-04.pdf
	This process is monitored against the standard operating procedure to ensure that referring clinicians are informed of outcomes in a timely manner.
	Once the commissioning position relating to this service area is agreed and service access criteria published, NHS England has advised that the number of individual funding requests from clinicians may reduce.

Public Health England

Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) amount and (b) proportion of Public Health England's marketing budget has been allocated to each of the six Big Ambitions referred to in its 2014-15 business plan.

Jane Ellison: The core Public Health England (PHE) marketing budget for 2014-15 is £53 million. The allocation to each of the six big ambition areas is as follows:
	
		
			 Ambition Campaign Budget for 2014-15 (£) Percentage of total budget 
			 Tobacco Smokefree 11,689,200 21.72 
			 Obesity Change 4 Life 9,360,000 17.39 
			 Dementia Vascular dementia programme and dementia friends 5,460,000 10.14 
			 Best start in life Start4Life and Information Service for Parents 3,450,000 6.41 
			 Alcohol Alcohol 2,000,000 3.72 
			 Tuberculosis (TB)  0 0.0 
			 Total  31,959,200 59.38 
		
	
	The current assessment of the evidence shows that a national marketing campaign on TB would not be a cost effective investment so there is no marketing budget allocation to this ambition area.
	In addition to the individual campaign costs stated above an additional £3.3 million is also spent on call centres and £2.6 million is also spent on infrastructure costs such as evaluation. The final budget will be subject to clearance by the Cabinet Office’s Efficiency and Reform Group.
	PHE’s 2014-15 Marketing strategy is due for publication in early July and will provide more detailed information on the full marketing programme.

Radiotherapy

Tessa Munt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  with reference to the answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 132W, on radiotherapy, what reports he has received on the reasons NHS England has paid for Gamma Knife treatment at University College Hospital London (UCHL) for a patient with an acoustic neuroma referred to UCHL from Bournemouth and Poole Hospital;
	(2)  pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 61W, on radiotherapy, what reports he has received of the reasons NHS England has paid for gamma knife treatment at University College Hospital London for a patient referred there from Plymouth Derriford Hospital by James Palmer, NHS England's Clinical Director of Specialised Commissioning.

Jane Ellison: For reasons of patient confidentiality, it is not possible to comment explicitly on either case referred to. However, any primary care trust authorisations made for the gamma knife prior to 1 April 2013 were honoured by NHS England and the invoice associated with the agreed work was paid. University College London Hospitals (UCLH) were required to forward any referrals made after 1 April 2013 to NHS England, along the prescribed pathway, in accordance with the contract between the two. No invoices for work carried out by Queen's Square Radiotherapy Centre at its own risk on behalf of UCLH have been paid by NHS England for referrals after 1 April 2013.

Children: Day Care

Catherine McKinnell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance and support (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investment will provide for parents who encounter IT problems during the quarterly reconfiguration process for tax-free childcare; and if he will make a statement.

Nicky Morgan: On 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of child care accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of child care accounts. Following this decision the Government will work with stakeholders to develop guidance to support parents, and assisted approaches will be provided to parents without access to the internet.

Children: Day Care

Lucy Powell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance he has given on the role of employers in supporting the uptake and delivery of employer-supported childcare.

Nicky Morgan: HM Revenue and Customs has published extensive guidance to help employers run successful child care schemes, including the Employer Helpbook E18 ‘How you can help your employees with child care’.

Children: Day Care

Lucy Powell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Government is taking to ensure that childcare providers receive payments from National Savings and Investments on time.

Nicky Morgan: On 23 May, the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of child care accounts within tax-free child care. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of child care accounts.

Children: Day Care

Lucy Powell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what additional burdens the impact assessment identified for childcare providers operating tax-free childcare scheme.

Nicky Morgan: Information on burdens for child care providers associated with the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare can be found in the Impact Assessment:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/318698/document2014-06-10-104244-1.pdf

Coinage

Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 625W, on coinage, whether he has fixed the dates for the public consultation on the impact of the introduction of a new one pound coin.

Nicky Morgan: The Budget announced that the existing £1 coin will be replaced with a more modern and secure design. After 30 years in circulation, the current coin has become vulnerable to counterfeiting.
	There will be a public consultation this summer that will focus on how to manage impacts on industry and other affected parties. The Government remains committed to this timetable, and to working with industry to minimise costs and disruption.
	The precise dates of the consultation period will be published in due course.

Credit: Interest Rates

Justin Tomlinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to mandate that APR figures be displayed in cash terms.

Andrea Leadsom: The Government believes it is important for consumers to be able to compare the cost of credit products easily.
	The consumer credit directive (CCD) requires the APR to be stated in pre-contract credit information and in the credit agreement itself, as well as in advertising where triggered. In addition, firms must state the total amount payable (TAP), which is the sum of the amount borrowed and the total charge for credit (TCC).
	As the CCD is full harmonisation in the relevant areas, it is not open to member states to require disclosure of the TCC in addition—although the consumer can work this out as the difference between the TAP and the amount borrowed. Lenders can also include the TCC on a voluntary basis.
	As previously shared with the Public Accounts Committee, the Government raised the issue of how to present cost information with the European Commission as part of its current review into the implementation of the CCD.

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

Laurence Robertson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to increase the compensation paid to Equitable Life policyholders.

Andrea Leadsom: The Government has no plans to alter the design or rules of the Equitable Life Payment Scheme, including those which relate to the level of payments. Decisions on the level of ex-gratia payments took account of the fiscal situation and wider fairness concerns across all taxpayers. The payments for different types of policyholder were made on the basis of recommendations made by the Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments.

Financial Markets

Cathy Jamieson: To ask Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to improve regulation of the UK securities market.

Andrea Leadsom: The Government has consistently taken action to improve regulation of financial markets since 2010.
	The Government put in place a new architecture for financial regulation through the Financial Services Act 2012, with the aim of delivering stability, protecting consumers and enhancing the integrity of financial markets. The Financial Policy Committee in the Bank of England is responsible for protecting and enhancing financial stability, while the Prudential Regulation Authority is responsible for the prudential regulation of deposit-takers, insurers and certain investment firms. The Financial Conduct Authority is responsible for protecting consumers, promoting competition, and enhancing integrity in markets.
	Following findings of attempted manipulation of LIBOR in summer 2012, the Government took quick action to make the administration of, and contribution to this key financial benchmark, a regulated activity. Furthermore, on 12 June 2014 the Government announced further steps to raise standards of conduct in the financial system with a joint review by the Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority into the way wholesale financial markets operate. Led by Bank of England Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking, Minouche Shafik, the review will run for 12 months, and will focus on those wholesale markets where the bulk of concerns about misconduct have arisen-fixed income, currency and commodity markets. The Terms of Reference for the Review have been published
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fair-and-effective-markets-review-terms-of-reference/fair-and-effective-financial-markets-review-terms-of-reference

Financial Services

Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  what steps he is taking to improve regulation of the shadow banking sector;
	(2)  what assessment he has made of the effects of the shadow banking sector on the UK economy;
	(3)  what steps his Department is taking to ensure the stability of the shadow banking sector.

Andrea Leadsom: When appropriately conducted, shadow banking can benefit the economy by increasing the availability of credit to a range of individuals or firms, and provide a valuable alternative to bank funding. It provides credit and liquidity to the real economy and can improve efficiency and drive innovation in the financial system through firms developing expert knowledge in a particular area.
	However, the Government is aware of the risks shadow banking activities pose to financial stability when things go wrong. The crisis showed that some shadow banking entities created pro-cyclical build-ups of leverage, did not fully transfer credit risk, were susceptible to rapid sell-offs, and were very complex. It also became clear that the shadow banking sector had very complex interconnections with the traditional banking system.
	Recognising the need to improve the transparency and supervision of the shadow banking sector, the Government has taken steps to improve the way shadow banking entities are regulated.
	Domestically, the Government has created new Financial Policy Committee (FPC) within the Bank of England to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed. In September last year, the Committee agreed as one of its medium term priorities the identification and management of potential systemic risks from shadow banking.
	At the international level, the Government is actively supporting the effective regulation of the sector in EU policymaking, and the UK is instrumental in shaping the global regulatory response at the Financial Stability Board.

Insurance: Unfair Practices

Jim Shannon: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent steps the Government is taking with banks and credit card companies to ensure PPI repayments are made in full.

Andrea Leadsom: It is important that consumers get the redress which they are due. Ensuring that banks provide appropriate redress for their customers is a matter for the independent regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
	The Government is supportive of action taken by the FCA to recompense customers for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) and prevent cases of mis-selling in the future through regulatory action. The FCA has stated that it is keeping a close eye on how the industry handles all PPI complaints and will be quick to challenge anything it thinks is unfair.
	I have asked the FCA to write to the Member in more detail about action being taken in regard to PPI. A copy of the response will be placed in the Library of the House.

Minimum Wage: Northern Ireland

Ivan Lewis: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed in the HM Revenue and Customs national minimum wage enforcement team based in Belfast; and how many complaints have been reeived by the Pay and Work Rights helpline relating to Northern Ireland-based employers in each year since 2010.

David Gauke: The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.
	HMRC deploys resources to risk, so work relating to a specific geographical area may not always be undertaken by the NMW team based in that area. In addition, the NMW Dynamic Response Team (DRT) provides a multi-agency response to emerging risks, high profile casework and compliance initiatives across the UK.
	Responsibility for the administration of the Pay and Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) sits with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). At present, the PWRH is not able to provide aggregated information on calls relating to specific locations.

Mortgages: Government Assistance

Andrew George: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications for the Help to Buy scheme have been received in respect of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from applicants who (a) reside in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and (b) do not reside in either place.

Andrea Leadsom: The Government publishes quarterly official statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The first of these were published on 29 May 2014.
	This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at:
	www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014
	The Government has also recently published statistics on the completions supported by the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme. Full statistics covering the period April 2013 to March 2014 have been published as well as the number of completions, by local authority, to April 2014:
	www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014
	www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics
	Under both the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee and the Help to Buy: equity loan schemes borrowers need to declare that the property will be their sole residence.

Tax Avoidance: Northern Ireland

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of changes in the extent of (a) fuel smuggling and (b) other organised revenue avoidance schemes in Northern Ireland in the last three years.

Nicky Morgan: Estimates of the non UK duty paid market for petrol and diesel fuels in Northern Ireland are published in ‘Measuring Tax Gaps 2012-13’. The non UK duty paid estimate covers both the illicit market and cross border shopping. These estimates cannot be disaggregated into its component parts or by the type of illicit activity e.g. through smuggling or other fraud.
	The excise duty losses due to the non-UK duty paid diesel market for 2010-11 were £110 million and for 2011-12 were £120 million. The excise duty losses due to the petrol non-UK duty paid market for 2010-11 were £30 million and for 2011-12 were £30 million. Figures for 2012-13 will be published in the autumn.
	The information on other organised revenue avoidance schemes in Northern Ireland is not available. The figures cannot be disaggregated by country. UK figures are available from “Measuring Tax Gaps 2012-13”.
	The methodologies for producing the estimates are provided in the ‘Methodological Annex for Measuring Tax Gaps 2013’.
	Both documents can be accessed via the following page on the HMRC website:
	http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/tax-gaps.htm

Tax Evasion

Dominic Raab: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many prosecutions have been brought for tax offences in each year since 2008-09.

David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not a prosecuting authority. Where cases do proceed to the criminal courts, the prosecution is carried out by the relevant independent prosecuting authority. This is the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in England and Wales, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in Scotland, and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPSNI).
	Please note that figures for tax evasion exclude those cases prosecuted for money laundering, other prohibitions and restrictions and other non-fiscal offences.
	We can provide the following information in respect of totals of tax evasion prosecutions.
	
		
			  Total number of persons prosecuted for tax evasion 
			 2010-11 372 
			 2011-12 501 
			 2012-13 739 
			 2013-14 880 
		
	
	HMRC is not able to supply a time series of full year prosecution decisions and convictions resulting from their criminal investigations for years up to 2009-10. Complete, comparable data is only available from 2010-11 onwards.

Developing Countries: Sanitation

Naomi Long: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the post-2015 development framework includes a sustainable development goal on water and sanitation that includes universal access to sanitation by 2030.

Lynne Featherstone: The UK Government is committed to supporting 60 million people to gain access to sustainable water, sanitation and/or hygiene services in the developing world. We are on track to achieve this target.
	The UK supports the inclusion of universal access to sanitation as a target under a water related goal. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.
	The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.

Indian Subcontinent

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development 
	(1)  what recent discussions she has had with regional organisations in Pakistan and neighbouring countries about honour killings;
	(2)  what recent discussions she has had with non-governmental organisations in Pakistan and neighbouring countries about honour killings;
	(3)  what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Pakistan and neighbouring countries about honour killings.

Justine Greening: Following the brutal murder of Farzana Parveen in Lahore on 27 May, I raised this issue at various levels in the Government of Pakistan. The Foreign Secretary and senior HMG officials in Pakistan have also publically and privately condemned the appalling crime of ‘honour killings’ and called for immediate action to bring the culprits of the 27 May attack to justice.
	HMG regularly engages with the Government and civil society in Pakistan on women’s rights and violence against women, including so-called 'honour killings'. Across DFID’s programmes in Pakistan we are helping women and girls to live healthy and secure lives.

Chief Scientific Advisers

Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings he has had with his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser in the last 12 months.

Hugo Swire: I have regular meetings with the Department's chief scientific adviser in my capacity as Foreign and Commonwealth Office Science Champion. However, as was the case under previous Administrations, details of these internal meetings are not normally disclosed.

Peacekeeping Operations

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which UN peacekeeping missions established since 1990 do not have a human rights mandate.

Mark Simmonds: 21 out of 51 peacekeeping missions established since 1990 did not include a human rights mandate to monitor and intervene. Of these 21, only the Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is still in operation.
	Human rights mandates or components in peacekeeping missions vary depending on the context, and are common in newer peacekeeping missions. The UK Government has supported these human rights mandates wherever possible. This is part of our broader efforts to mainstream human rights into the UN's peace and security work.

Bovine Tuberculosis

Chris Williamson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions her Department has had with the National Farmers' union on the details of the injunction relating to protestor activities around the badger culls scheduled to take place in Gloucestershire and Somerset in 2014.

Damian Green: Home Office officials have had discussions with officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the National Farmers' Union about the use of civil injunctions, in the context of a broader engagement with both organisations, on the badger culling activity for 2014.
	Home Office officials have had discussions with officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the National Farmers' Union about the use of civil injunctions, in the context of a broader engagement with both organisations, on the badger culling activity for 2014.

Driving Offences: Insurance

Gareth Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vehicles were seized by the police as a result of being driven without insurance in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.

Damian Green: The Home Office does not hold this information.
	The police have the power under the Road Traffic Act (1988) to seize vehicles driven without insurance. Enforcement of vehicle seizures is an operational matter for the police.

Modern Slavery Bill

David Hanson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she expects to respond to the recommendations of the Report by the Joint Committee on the Draft Modern Slavery Bill by the time of Second Reading of that Bill.

Karen Bradley: The Government’s response to the report from the Joint Committee on the draft Modern Slavery Bill was published on 10 June 2014. Copies of the report are available in the House Library. The response was also published on the gov.uk website:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-modern-slavery-bill--2

Radicalism

Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance her Department has provided to local authorities (a) to help understand the threat from extremism and (b) relating to statutory powers available to them to challenge extremist speakers.

Karen Bradley: The Home Office provides ongoing support for local authority prevent co-ordinators funded by the Home Office in priority areas (currently 30 local authorities, based on assessment of risk), to ensure that they understand the threat of extremism and are equipped to deal with it effectively. This is done through regular regional events, issuing briefings on specific issues, and sharing best practice across different authorities. The police, including police prevent co-ordinators, also work closely with local authorities and share appropriate information with them.
	The Home Office issued advice in 2013 to help local authority prevent co-ordinators manage the challenges posed by extremist speakers. This included an overview of the duties placed upon public bodies under the Equalities Act 2010 and the regulations that events must comply with.
	Additionally, the Department for Communities and Local Government gave Blackburn with Darwen borough council and Luton borough council funding to lead a national special interest group of local authorities across England affected by the activities of the English Defence League and similar groups, which has supported them in sharing knowledge about what works best in tackling extremist groups.

Sovereignty: Scotland

Eric Joyce: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any UK citizens would involuntarily lose resident citizenship as a result of Scottish independence.

Karen Bradley: In the event of a vote for independence, decisions about UK citizenship would rest with the UK Government; the basis for entitlement to Scottish citizenship would be for the Government of an independent Scottish state to decide.
	The UK has historically been tolerant of plural nationalities, and therefore it is likely that it would be possible for an individual to hold both British and Scottish citizenship. However, under current rules, British citizens living outside the UK cannot pass their British nationality on more than one generation. So, the children of British citizens living in an independent Scotland would be British citizens, but their children and subsequent generations would not be.
	The Government of the continuing UK would also need to consider whether all British citizens living in Scotland could retain their British citizenship upon independence. This cannot be guaranteed and could be dependent on any residence requirements or proof of affinity to the continuing UK. It is not possible to predict now what the decision of a future government of the continuing UK might be in this area.

Palace of Westminster

Mark Hendrick: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to date has been of the contract for the Independent Assessment of Options to Take Forward a Restoration and Renewal Programme for the Palace of Westminster awarded to Deloitte Real Estate and AECOM together with HOK in December 2013.

John Thurso: The full cost of the Independent Options Appraisal is expected to be £2,423,000, including VAT. The cost incurred to 18 June 2014 was £2,213,000, including VAT, and a sum accrued but not yet invoiced. The cost is shared 60:40 between the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

UK Membership of EU

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent assessment he has made of the effects of membership of the EU on jobs in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland.

David Mundell: The Government does not collate figures for the number of jobs in Scotland that depend on UK membership of the EU. However, independent analysis published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in March 2014 suggested that, in 2011, approximately 335,000 jobs in Scotland were associated with Scottish exports to the EU. The analysis was not broken down to the level of individual UK cities or by parliamentary constituency.

UK Membership of EU

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent estimate he has made of the level of investment in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland that resulted from EU membership in each of the last five years.

David Mundell: The Government does not collate figures for the level of investment in Scotland that results from UK membership of the EU.

UK Membership of EU

Jim Sheridan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the net benefit to people in Scotland of the UK's membership of the EU.

David Mundell: The Government does not collate data which would allow calculation of a net benefit to the people of Scotland arising from the UK's membership of the EU. However, independent analysis published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in March 2014 suggested that, in 2011, approximately 335,000 jobs in Scotland were associated with Scottish exports to the EU.

Shared Services Connected

Paul Blomfield: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate he has made of potential savings to the public purse from the Shared Services Connected Ltd venture.

Francis Maude: There has been cross-party agreement on the need for Shared Services for a decade but until recently all too little was achieved.
	Independent Shared Service Centres will deliver a lower cost better quality of service, helping us to deliver a faster, smaller and more unified Civil Service.
	Shared Service Connected Ltd will contribute to the savings delivered to the taxpayer by the transformation of back office functions, which will total over £400 million by 2015-16.

Common Agricultural Policy

Huw Irranca-Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the regulatory effect of recent changes to the common agricultural policy on farmers.

George Eustice: In implementing the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in England a number of decisions have been taken around how the budget should be spent.
	In October 2013 DEFRA published an evidence paper alongside the consultation on CAP reform. This assessed the overall impact of the new CAP and the associated decisions being consulted on in England:
	https://consult.defra.gov.uk/agricultural-policy/cap-consultation
	Throughout the consultation period we actively sought further evidence, and further analysis took place. Further assessments of impacts on farmers, the rural community and DEFRA delivery bodies were made, and the findings of these have been included in publications setting out government decisions. These include:
	The December 2013 Government response to the consultation, which included estimates of the aggregate impact of changes to Pillar 1 on Farm Business Income:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/common-agricultural-policy-reform-implementation-in-england;
	A draft impact assessment of the new Regional Development Programme for England, published in December 2013 and updated in June 2014:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/319445/rdpe-ia-201406.pdf;
	The Government decision on the moorland rate including an assessment of impact on farmers, published by DEFRA in May 2014:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/common-agricultural-policy-reform-implementation-in-england
	and
	The Government decisions on cross-compliance together with a summary of the evidence, published by DEFRA in June 2014:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/common-agricultural-policy-reform-implementation-in-england
	We will continue to publish further evidence as final CAP implementation decisions are made.

Floods

Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether garages, boiler rooms and other non-habitable areas affected by flooding are eligible for the repair and renew grant.

Dan Rogerson: The ‘repair and renew’ grant is available to establish resilience and resistance measures in properties to minimise the risk of damage caused by flooding. As it stands, the grant only applies to homes and businesses affected by flooding and excludes non-habitable areas.

Food: Packaging

Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with food suppliers to encourage them to reduce excess packaging; and if he will make a statement.

Dan Rogerson: The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the right hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson), has not had recent discussions with food suppliers specifically about packaging. I spoke at the Fresher for Longer conference in February this year, and the Government is working with food manufacturers and retailers to reduce food waste as part of the Courtauld Commitment, which is targeting a further reduction of 1.1 million tonnes of food and packaging waste by 2015. We encourage the use of a minimum level of packaging that protects products from damage and ensures that it maintains its quality during its shelf life.

Forests

Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress his Department has made on placing the public forest estate on a sustainable footing; and if he will make a statement.

Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the Public Forest Estate in the present parliamentary session.

Dan Rogerson: I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) on 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 516W.

National Lottery: Arts

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what Arts Council England strategic funding programmes funded from the National Lottery are designed wholly or primarily to benefit national portfolio organisations and national partner museums.

Edward Vaizey: Arts Council England makes its funding decisions, and establishes its funding programmes, independently of Ministers and Government. It seeks to ensure that its funding programmes support a wide range of arts organisations and museums. There are no Strategic Programmes funded through the National Lottery exclusively for National Portfolio Organisations or National Partner Museums.

World Heritage Sites: South West

Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Dorset and East Devon coast continues to enjoy World Heritage status and remains in compliance with Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Vaizey: The Dorset and east Devon coast world heritage site continues to enjoy world heritage status and it is not currently under threat. The UK Government takes its responsibilities to conserve world heritage sites very seriously. The planning systems in place provide robust processes for assessing the potential impact of proposals on heritage assets and dealing appropriately with them.

Natural Gas: Imports

Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will estimate the potential reduction in gas imports from the roll-out of ground sourced heat pumps.

Gregory Barker: I have not made such an estimate. However, we expect the impact of ground-source heat pump (GSHP) deployment on gas imports to be negligible.

Academies: Land

Alex Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education 
	(1)  what his policy is on the question of who retains ownership of the land in cases where freehold interest in local authority land is granted to an academy trust;
	(2)  how many cases of academy trusts acquiring freehold interests on land for schools there have been in each of the last five financial years;
	(3)  what the estimated value of the land is for which academy trusts have a freehold interest;
	(4)  what estimate he has made of the value of the land for which academy trusts currently have leasehold interest.

Edward Timpson: When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust. In some circumstances, where the school governors or supporting foundation already hold the freehold, the Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), may allow publicly-funded school land to be transferred to an academy trust, which will have satisfied the Secretary of State as to its ability to operate a state-funded school.
	There are strict rules protecting publicly funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in published guidance, which is available online:
	www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice
	A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.
	The Department does not hold information about the average value of land used for academies on a freehold or leasehold basis. Information about the number of academies that occupy land on a leasehold and freehold basis is not held centrally.

Academies: Land

Alex Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education 
	(1)  under what circumstances he can re-acquire freehold interest in land when an academy’s funding agreement is terminated early;
	(2)  how many times he has used his powers under schedule 1 of the Academies Act 2010 to ensure that land is transferred from an existing governing body directly to an academy trust;
	(3)  what steps his Department has taken to protect public assets and prevent academy trusts from selling freehold land in their possession;
	(4)  what powers academy trusts have to dispose of land on which they hold freehold interests while retaining the proceeds;
	(5)  in what circumstances he would terminate a leasehold agreement with an academy trust prior to the expiration of a 125-year agreement.

Edward Timpson: We have published guidance which sets out how publicly funded land and school playing fields are protected. This guidance is available at:
	www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice
	If land ceases, or will cease, to be used for an academy, the Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), may need to make a determination in order to protect the public investment in the land. The Secretary of State will consider a range of factors including:
	1. The degree of public investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;
	2. The degree of private investment in the land and the degree of any enhancement to the value attributable to that investment;
	3. The length of time that the land has been in public use;
	4. The value of the land at the date of determination.
	Information about the number of academies where land has been transferred from a governing body to an academy trust is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.

Children: Social Services

Emma Lewell-Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what research has been undertaken by or on behalf of his Department into the potential (a) benefits and (b) disbenefits to children of further delegation of children's social care functions.

Edward Timpson: The proposals for the further delegation of children’s social care functions build up on the evaluation of the Social Work Practices pilot set in train by the Children and Young Persons Act 2008. This identified evidence of positive change through the delegated arrangements for looked after children and care leavers in the pilot authorities. As a result, the original freedoms in Part 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 were extended to all local authorities.
	Discussions with the pilot local authorities and some other councils, supported the argument that wider delegation would, in some circumstances, benefit children.
	The proposals in the consultation document, is published online at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/304660/Powers_to_Delegate_Con_Doc.pdf

Dominic Cummings

Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education when Dominic Cummings' security pass to the Department of Education was deactivated and withdrawn.

Matthew Hancock: In line with the practice of successive Administrations, Government does not comment on security matters.

Dominic Cummings

Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education 
	(1)  whether Dominic Cummings has had any email contact with officials, Ministers or Special Advisers in his Department since he resigned his post as a Special Adviser;
	(2)  when Dominic Cummings last had email contact with officials, Ministers and special advisers in his Department;
	(3)  if he will release all email correspondence between officials, Ministers and special advisers in his Department and Dominic Cummings since Mr Cummings left the Department;
	(4)  whether Dominic Cummings has contacted officials, Ministers and special advisers in his Department through their (a) official or (b) personal email accounts on official business since Mr Cummings left the Department.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with Dominic Cummings since Mr Cummings left his Department; and what the purpose of those meetings was;

Matthew Hancock: Mr Cummings is an ex-employee of the Department for Education. It is not uncommon for ex-employees to be in contact with Ministers and the Department. As the Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) explained to the House on 16 June 2014, many people seek to visit and contact the Department for Education to exchange ideas with old friends and colleagues.

First Aid: Education

Justin Tomlinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of teaching emergency life-saving skills in schools.

Matthew Hancock: Emergency life-saving skills (ELS) can be taught as part of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.
	PSHE can help children develop essential social skills that evidence shows are important for children’s achievement across all subjects, and for their preparation for a healthy and active life.
	Schools are encouraged to work with expert organisations to teach ELS, for example St John Ambulance who visited approximately 2,000 schools in 2013. Their ‘Teach the Difference‘ website has over 7,000 registered users, most of whom are teachers, and users downloaded over 16,000 first aid lesson plans in 2013.

Free Schools

Ben Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Education which free schools have been approved in each local education authority area excluding London since 2010; and which such schools are (a) non-denominational and (b) of each religious denomination.

Edward Timpson: There are 174 open free schools in England. Published location information for all these schools is available on the Department for Education’s website at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/309965/List_of_open_free_schools_ and_free_schools_opening_in_2014_and_beyond_up....xlsx
	37 of those schools have a faith designation, of which, 20 are in areas other than London and can be found in the following table, along with their religious designation.
	
		
			 Name of school Local authority Faith designation 
			 Al-Madinah School Derby Muslim 
			 Atherton Community School Wigan Christian 
			 Barrow 1618 Church of England School Shropshire Christian 
			 Becket Keys Church of England School Essex Christian 
			 Grindon Hall Free School Sunderland Christian 
			 Khalsa Secondary Academy Buckinghamshire Sikh 
			 King's School Hove Brighton and Hove Christian 
			 Krishna-Avanti Primary School Leicester Hindu 
			 Leeds Jewish Free School Leeds Jewish 
			 Niskham Free School Birmingham Sikh 
			 Nishkam High School Birmingham Sikh 
			 St Michael’s Catholic Secondary School Cornwall Christian 
			 St Anthony’s School Gloucestershire Christian 
		
	
	
		
			 St Mary’s Primary School, Dilwyn Herefordshire Christian 
			 Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School Blackburn with Darwen Muslim 
			 The Olive School, Blackburn Blackburn with Darwen Muslim 
			 The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Muslim 
			 Trinity School Kent Christian 
			 Tyndale Community School Oxfordshire Christian 
			 University Cathedral Free School Cheshire West and Chester Christian 
		
	
	26% of mainstream free schools have a faith designation, as opposed to 34% of all state-funded mainstream schools.

GCSE

Adrian Bailey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of the age cohort achieved a A* to C grade in GCSE (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) English literature by the age of (i) 19, (ii) 20, (iii) 21, (iv) 22, (v) 23, (vi) 24 and (vi) 25 years in each of the last 10 years.

Edward Timpson: The following tables show the proportion of 18, 19 and 20-year-olds who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics. The figures relate to academic age, that is age at the start of the academic year, so young people of academic age 18 are those turning 19 during the academic year. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English literature and English language so the figures for English include those that have A*-C in either subject. The Department does not hold information on the attainment of people older than academic age 20. The earliest data available is for the cohort that was academic age 18 in 2004/05.
	
		
			 Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort 
			 Percentage 
			  Academic age 
			 Cohort academic age 18 in 18 19 20 
			 2004/05 49.3 49.4 49.4 
			 2005/06 48.6 48.7 48.8 
			 2006/07 50.5 50.6 50.6 
			 2007/08 52.7 52.7 52.8 
			 2008/09 54.6 54.7 54.7 
			 2009/10 56.5 56.6 56.7 
			 2010/11 59.1 59.2 59.3 
			 2011/12 61.9 62.0 — 
			 2012/13 65.2 — — 
		
	
	
		
			 Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort 
			 Percentage 
			  Academic age 
			 Cohort academic age 18 in 18 19 20 
			 2004/05 55.9 56.0 56.0 
			 2005/06 56.7 56.8 56.9 
			 2006/07 57.3 57.4 57.4 
		
	
	
		
			 2007/08 58.9 58.9 59.0 
			 2008/09 60.1 60.2 60.2 
			 2009/10 61.2 61.3 61.4 
			 2010/11 63.2 63.3 63.3 
			 2011/12 65.4 65.5 — 
			 2012/13 69.0 — — 
			 Source: DFE Young Person’s Matched Administrative Dataset.

Literature: GCSE

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what role he has had in designing the new GCSE English Literature curriculum; and on what dates he has had meetings about its design in the last 12 months.

Matthew Hancock: The Secretary of State for Education set out that new GCSEs should provide students with fulfilling and demanding courses of study, with expectations that match and exceed those in the highest performing countries. GCSE English literature subject content was developed drawing on the evidence gathered through its public consultation on GCSE English literature content, which ran from June to August 2013, and from Ofqual, the awarding organisations and other subject experts.
	In the last 12 months, the Secretary of State has met Department for Education officials on a series of occasions to discuss evidence gathered during the consultation.

Magna Carta

Dan Jarvis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the cost of sending a copy of the Magna Carta to every school.

Elizabeth Truss: Magna Carta and the emergence of Parliament are included within the new history curriculum, to be taught in maintained secondary schools from September 2014.
	To support teachers to commemorate the 800th anniversary, a range of projects and resources are being provided by Parliament and others for primary and secondary school pupils.
	We have no plans to send a copy of the Magna Carta to every school and therefore have not made an estimate of what this might cost.

Pupils: Mental Health

Stephen McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what training is given to teachers at maintained schools to (a) support the mental health of their students and (b) spot the early signs of emerging mental health problems.

Edward Timpson: The Government believes that professional development for teachers is important to help support and enable teachers to improve their practice, and an assessment of training and development needs must be included in teachers’ written appraisal reports. Headteachers and teachers are best placed to make decisions about what professional development they require in order to meet the needs of their pupils.
	To support this, on 16 June 2014 the Department for Education issued new non-statutory guidance for schools and teachers on pupils’ mental health and behaviour. This guidance gives information, guidance and practical tools on how to build resilience and support good mental health. It also helps school staff identify those pupils who may have emerging problems and provides guidance on appropriate routes of support.
	We put before Parliament a new 0-25 SEN and Disability Code of Practice. This makes it clear that schools should look to identify any underlying mental health needs that pupils have. The Code emphasises the importance of staff development and provides a number of signposts to specific support. This includes further support for teachers and adults working with children and young people, which is available through MindEd:
	www.minded.org.uk
	a website funded by the Department of Health that helps adults identify and support children and young people’s mental health issues.

Science: Females

Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he has taken to increase the proportion of girls taking separate science at GCSE.

Elizabeth Truss: The number of girls taking separate science GCSEs increased between 2010 and 2013 from 53,000 to 74,800 (41%) in biology, from 51,400 to 73,600 (43%) in chemistry and from 50,700 to 73,200 (44%) in physics. Girls now make up approximately 49% of all those taking each of the separate sciences, compared to approximately 45% in 2010.
	The Government is committed to increasing take-up of separate science GCSEs, including increasing the proportion of girls as part of its commitment to improve overall take up of STEM subjects at A level and beyond.
	The “Your Life” Campaign, launched in May 2014, brings together business, educators, civil society and Government to show how science and mathematics leads to exciting, successful careers. This will include a publicity campaign aimed at 14 to 16-year-olds, which will aim to change the way they think about science-based subjects from boring, specialist and niche to empowering, exciting, enabling and for everyone.
	We are funding the Triple Science Support Programme to provide intensive support to schools with either no take-up or relatively low take-up of all three separate science GCSEs, and more general support to all other schools. We are also funding the Stimulating Physics Network to increase progression to physics A level, especially of girls. Much of the work the network does focuses on improving engagement and interest of pupils in physics at GCSE.
	Excellent teaching is vital and we are offering bursaries worth up to £20,000 and teacher training scholarships worth £25,000 to recruit more specialist science teachers. We are also funding up to 50 local science learning partnerships to provide CPD for existing science teachers.
	The Department for Business Innovation and Skills funds the STEM Ambassadors programme, a nationwide network of over 27,000 volunteers from industry and academia, 40% of whom are women, who work with schools across the UK to raise awareness of the range of careers that STEM qualifications can offer.

Special Educational Needs

Stephen McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether special educational needs coordinators are able to request funds from his Department for extra assistance with SEN students in maintained schools.

Edward Timpson: The Department for Education does not give funds directly to local authority maintained schools. Funds for extra assistance with students with special educational needs (SEN) come from schools’ budgets and, if the extra cost is more than £6,000 per year for an individual student, from local authorities in the form of top-up funding for the school. Local authorities can also give extra funding to schools with a disproportionate number of pupils with SEN. Special educational needs coordinators should therefore seek any additional funds required from the relevant local authority.

Teachers: Disciplinary Proceedings

John Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers have had action taken against them under Teachers' Standards for (a) undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and (b) failing to ensure that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils' vulnerability or might lead them to break the law in the last two years.

David Laws: The National College for Teaching and Leadership has prohibited two teachers following professional conduct hearings where the allegations-relate to behaviours outlined in the question.

Teachers: Early Retirement

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers took early retirement in (a) Bury St Edmunds constituency, (b) Suffolk and (c) England in each of the last five years.

David Laws: The following table provides the number of teachers in publicly-funded schools who took early retirement in Suffolk local authority and England in March 2008-09 to March 2012-13. This is the latest information available. Information for Bury St Edmunds constituency is not available.
	
		
			 March Suffolk LA1, 2 England1, 2 
			 2008-09 130 8,570 
			 2009-10 100 7,810 
			 2010-11 130 9,380 
			 2011-123 180 9,780 
		
	
	
		
			 2012-133 150 8,630 
			 1 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 teachers. 2 Includes Premature Retirements, Actuarially Reduced Benefits and Ill Health. 3 Provisional estimates. 2011-12 data will remain provisional until summer 2015 and 2012-13 data is likely to remain provisional until summer 2016. Source: Pensioner Statistical System (PENSTATS).

Teachers: Pensions

Steven Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) cost to the public purse of enabling supply teachers to contribute to the teachers' pension scheme.

David Laws: Supply teachers are able to participate in the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) where they are employed by an 'accepted employer'. In the main, these are local authorities (LAs), academies and further education colleges. This includes supply teachers who are recruited by a supply agency but then employed directly, under a contract of employment, by the accepted employer. The LA, academy or further education college is responsible for meeting a number of obligations that fall to employers under the teachers' pensions regulations, not least of which is to pay the employer contribution to the TPS.
	However, where supply teachers are self-employed or remain employed by the supply agency, and their services are provided under a 'contract for services', it is not possible for them to participate in the TPS. This is because the Department for Education cannot mandate that private sector employers participate in the scheme.
	It is for LAs, academies and further education colleges to determine how supply teachers are employed-which can in turn enable access to the TPS under the current arrangements.

Aircraft Carriers

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which personnel aboard Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers will need to wear active noise cancellation headsets; how many such headsets will be required; and what the cost of such headsets will be.

Philip Dunne: The requirement for Active Noise Reduction (ANR) headsets for personnel associated with operating F-35B on board Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers will be tailored to individuals' noise exposure. As with all flight operatives on aircraft carriers, this will apply to personnel on the flight deck and not on other areas of the ship. The noise exposure will be dependent upon the operational employment of personnel, which will be defined through the ongoing development of operating procedures. The design specification of the headsets will be commensurate with the noise exposure, and in cognisance of The Control of Noise at Work Regulations, 2005. The preferred product is due to be ordered prior to the QEC entering service.

Army: Recruitment

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the (a) monthly and (b) total additional cost to date for paying Capita as if it was meeting quantity and quality standards for recruitments in the Recruiting Partnering Project. [Official Report, 1 September 2014, Vol. 585, c. 1MC.]

Anna Soubry: Between its launch in March 2012 to 31 March 2014, the Army has paid Capita £100.380 million for the Recruiting Partnering Project. The Recruiting Partnering Project remains within the overall agreed cost of £1.360 million.
	The Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), set out on 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 716, the cost of Capita providing a new Information Technology platform as part of the Recruiting Partnering Project. At the time, these costs were expected to be around £47.7 million directly linked to the change of hosting provision. Since this statement, these costs have reduced to around £42.9 million.
	As previously stated by the Secretary of State on 14 January, there has been an additional cost of around £1 million per month to run the Capita system. This includes costs for additional manpower.

Army: Recruitment

Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, page eight 
	(1)  if he will provide a breakdown of the costings used to work out that reserves cost around 87% of the costs of regulars when mobilised;
	(2)  when Ministers in his Department first established that reserves cost around 87% of the cost of regulars when mobilised.

Anna Soubry: The figures used by the NAO in paragraph 11 of their report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014, were taken from Future Reserves 2020: The Independent Commission to Review the United Kingdom's Reserve Forces. I refer the hon. Member to paragraph 97. This involved considerable work to develop a Regular: Reserve Cost Comparison Model.

Army: Recruitment

Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to rectify the (a) inconsistent understanding of Army staffing requirements, (b) limited use of management information and (c) unsystematic approach to improvement in relation to the Recruiting Partnering Project referred to on pages 36 and 37 of the National Audit Office report, Army 2020, HC 263, published on 11 June 2014.

Anna Soubry: The National Audit Office made a number of observations and recommendations in their report into Army 2020. The Department will respond to these in due course. Part of the reason the Army has entered a recruitment partnership with Capita is to harness the benefits of an integrated recruiting system to help the Army drive more effective end to end recruiting and training activity. As the Capita IT systems and applications and the recruitment partnering project reaches full operating capability, and can interact with other IT tools available to the Army, we would expect to see these benefits realised.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) male and (b) female recruits who completed phase two training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre in each year since 2006 went on to join the trained strength; how many such recruits in those categories were aged under 18 years when they enlisted; how many had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: On 8 May 2014 the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), announced that a review of the exclusion of women in ground close combat roles, including the Infantry, Royal Armoured Corps and Household Cavalry would begin immediately, and report by the end of this year.
	No female recruits currently undergo infantry training and therefore figures shown for the Infantry Training Centre relate to males only.
	The information requested is shown in the table. Completion of phase 2 training is the point at which recruits are deemed to have joined the trained strength.
	
		
			  Phase 2 Completions (Male) Under 18 on entry (Male) Army Foundation College Starts (Male) 
			 2006-07 2,300 950 230 
			 2007-08 2,210 890 260 
			 2008-09 2,610 860 270 
			 2009-10 3,370 980 310 
			 2010-11 1,920 540 300 
			 2011-12 2,790 620 390 
			 2012-13 2,760 740 520 
			 2013-14 2,450 560 320 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  what the full outturn cost of (a) building maintenance, (b) staffing, (c) training, (d) salaries for recruits and (e) other costs were at Catterick Infantry Training Centre in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what the full out-turn cost was of AFC Harrogate in each year since 2006, including (a) building maintenance, (b) staffing costs, (c) training costs and (d) salaries for recruits; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  what the anticipated out-turn cost of AFC Harrogate is for financial year 2014-15; and if he will make a statement;
	(4)  what the anticipated out-turn cost of ITC Catterick is for financial year 2014-15.

Anna Soubry: Financial data is held from financial year 2007-08 onwards. The Ministry of Defence’s budgetary structure is organised into a number of different Top Level Budget areas. This means that the cost of activities at a single location can often be split between a number of different budgets which are not managed centrally. For example infrastructure costs (including utilities) are managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation through contracts which do not split out the costs for individual units operating on a particular site. Similarly, equipment costs are managed across whole fleets of items by Defence Equipment and Support, and not by individual location. For this reason the full running costs of the Infantry Training Centre and the Army Foundation College cannot be provided in the format requested. However the costs attributable to the Army can be provided from financial year 2007-08 onwards.
	
		
			 £ million 
			 Unit 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 
			 Army Foundation College 54.658 62.078 58.435 60.829 62.199 63.486 62.232 
			 Infantry Training Centre 83.172 90.790 104.702 81.471 103.196 105.274 93.046 
		
	
	The Army’s anticipated outturn for the Army Foundation College Harrogate in 2014-15 is £66.204 million, and for Infantry Training Centre Catterick is £90.793 million.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) male and (b) female recruits dropped out of training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre after completing phase one but before completing phase two in each year since 2006; how many such recruits in each category were aged under 18 years when they enlisted; how many had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: Infantry training at Catterick is comprised of the Combat Infantryman's Course, which is a combined phase one and phase two course. For this reason it is not possible to provide the information requested for those who are recruited straight into Catterick.
	Separate Phase one training prior to attending Catterick is undertaken by those who attend the Army Foundation College at Harrogate. The numbers in the table relate only to recruits who attended the Army Foundation College and therefore all would have been under 18 on enlistment.
	No female recruits undergo infantry training and therefore figures shown relate to males only.
	
		
			  Total starts Junior entry starts Junior entry drop out Senior entry starts Senior entry drop out % Junior entry drop out % Senior entry drop out 
			 2006-07 3,410 300 40 3,110 950 13 28 
			 2007-08 3,550 300 30 3,250 1,090 10 31 
			 2008-09 4,020 320 40 3,700 1,060 13 26 
			 2009-10 4,170 380 50 3,790 1,340 13 32 
			 2010-11 2,600 280 40 2,320 840 14 32 
			 2011-12 4,050 470 70 3,580 1,260 15 31 
			 2012-13 3,870 630 100 3,240 910 16 24 
			 2013-14 1,950 420 40 1,530 680 10 35 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5’ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) male and (b) female recruits who commenced phase two training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre had undertaken phase one training at Harrogate Army Foundation College in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: No female recruits undergo infantry training. The information requested for males is in the table:
	
		
			  Male 
			 2006-07 300 
			 2007-08 300 
			 2008-09 320 
			 2009-10 380 
			 2010-11 280 
			 2011-12 470 
			 2012-13 630 
			 2013-14 420 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5’ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) male and (b) female recruits dropped out of training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre before completing Phase 1 in each year since 2006; how many such recruits in each category were aged under 18 when they enlisted; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: Infantry training at Catterick is comprised of the Combat Infantryman’s course, which is a combined phase one and phase two course. For this reason it is not possible to provide the information requested for those who dropped out of training before completing Phase 1. The table shows all those who failed to complete the Combat Infantryman’s course.
	No female recruits undergo infantry training and therefore figures shown relate to males only:
	
		
			  Discharged at ITC (Male) Under 18 on entry (Male) 
			 2006-07 950 320 
			 2007-08 1,090 290 
			 2008-09 1,060 210 
			 2009-10 1,400 250 
		
	
	
		
			 2010-11 840 90 
			 2011-12 1,260 120 
			 2012-13 910 100 
			 2013-14 680 80 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5’ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) male and (b) female recruits have commenced Phase 1 training at Catterick Infantry Training Centre in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: Infantry training at Catterick is comprised of the Combat Infantryman’s course, which is a combined phase one and phase two course. The table includes all those who commenced the Combat Infantryman’s course.
	No female recruits undergo infantry training and therefore figures relate to males only.
	
		
			  Male 
			 2006-07 3,110 
			 2007-08 3,250 
			 2008-09 3,700 
			 2009-10 3,790 
			 2010-11 2,320 
			 2011-12 3,580 
			 2012-13 3,240 
			 2013-14 1,530 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5’ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits of each sex commenced phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate in each year since 2006; how many recruits of each sex enlisted in an infantry role in that time; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: No females currently serve in the infantry. The information requested is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Commenced phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate Enlisted in infantry role 
			  Male Female All Male 
			 2006-07 1,230 70 1,300 450 
			 2007-08 1,250 70 1,320 490 
			 2008-09 1,290 100 1,390 540 
			 2009-10 1,320 100 1,420 540 
			 2010-11 1,200 40 1,240 780 
			 2011-12 1,350 50 1,400 900 
			 2012-13 1,250 120 1,370 570 
			 2013-14 1,180 100 1,280 510 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5’ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits of each sex dropped out of training at AFC Harrogate before completing phase 1 in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: The information is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Male Female 
			 2006-07 280 20 
			 2007-08 300 30 
			 2008-09 300 20 
			 2009-10 420 40 
			 2010-11 380 20 
			 2011-12 420 10 
			 2012-13 240 20 
			 2013-14 170 10 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5’ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits of each sex completed training at AFC Harrogate in each year since 2006; how many recruits of each sex commenced Phase 2 training (a) elsewhere and (b) at ITC Catterick; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: No female recruits undergo infantry training. The information requested is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  AFC Harrogate Completions (Male) AFC Harrogate Completions (Female) Phase 2 starts elsewhere (Male) Phase 2 starts elsewhere (Female) Phase 2 starts ITC Catterick (Male) 
			 2006-07 860 50 560 50 300 
			 2007-08 890 50 580 50 300 
			 2008-09 860 40 540 40 320 
			 2009-10 960 80 580 80 380 
			 2010-11 840 60 560 60 280 
			 2011-12 800 20 330 20 480 
			 2012-13 1,100 80 490 80 630 
			 2013-14 1,040 70 620 70 420 
			 Note: Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5’ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Army: Training

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  how many recruits are expected to commence Phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate in financial year 2014-15; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  how many recruits are expected to commence Phase 1 training at ITC Catterick in financial year 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry: The number of recruits programmed to start training at AFC Harrogate and ITC Catterick in financial year 2014-15 is shown in the table.
	
		
			 2014-15 
			 Establishment Number 
			 AFC Harrogate 1,450 
			 ITC Catterick 2,750 
		
	
	Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

AWE

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what facility rekit projects have taken place at the Atomic Weapons Establishment under the scope of the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Project; and what the cost of each such project was.

Philip Dunne: The term rekit is used by the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) to mean the replacement or modernisation of process plant and/or equipment within an existing facility, including upgrading of building services. The following is a list of major facility rekits that have or are taking place at AWE. There are also a number of more minor rekits underway which are not listed.
	Depleted Uranium Upgrade
	Beryllium Facility
	Plutonium Capability Programme (A90)
	Enriched Uranium Facility (A45)
	Explosive storage and processing Facility
	Salts Sustainment
	Facility for assembly/disassembly of Warhead
	The information relating to individual rekit costs for each facility for the years 2003 to date is not centrally held and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Clyde Naval Base

Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many civilian personnel are employed at HMNB Clyde by (a) his Department, (b) Babcock, (c) ABL Alliance, (d) Serco, (e) Rolls Royce, (f) Thales and (g) other main contractors.

Philip Dunne: As at 9 June 2014, 1,285 Ministry of Defence civilian personnel are employed at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde. Additionally there are approximately 1,900 people employed in the Naval Base by contractors. The precise number is a matter for the contractors and will fluctuate, depending on the tasks and the number of sub-contractors employed.

Departmental Records

Bridget Phillipson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place a copy of 2014DIN05-012 on JSP 441 - The Defence Records Management Policy and Procedures: Publication of Version 4:3 in the Library.

Andrew Murrison: A copy of the Defence Instruction Notice 2014-DIN05-012 regarding JSP 441 will be placed in the Library of the House.

France

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of agreements with the French Government to (a) undertake joint research at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Orion and Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique Laser Megajoule, (b) allow use of hydrodynamics research facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment and (c) peer review technical and scientific data underpinning nuclear warhead certification.

Philip Dunne: The agreements with the French Government to undertake joint research described are detailed in article 1 of the TEUTATES treaty 2010, available at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228571/7975.pdf

Intelligence Services

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will restrict the use of fused multi-disciplinary intelligence at the forthcoming Joint and Combined Geo-INT event held by the Defence Geospatial Intelligence and Fusion Centre at RAF Wyton.

Mark Francois: Sharing and fusing intelligence in an increasingly complex world is essential if we are to understand threats to UK interests. The Ministry of Defence intelligence community works closely with international partners in the fulfilment of this aim. Any intelligence sharing is conducted in accordance with UK law.

Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the loudest decibel levels are that are produced by JSF 35B during operations aboard an aircraft carrier.

Philip Dunne: The loudest operation to be conducted by the F-35B onboard an aircraft carrier is a Military Power take-off. The measured aircraft sound level of a Military Power take-off is approximately 145 dB at 135 degrees from the aircraft nose centre line, at a distance of 50 feet from the rear of the aircraft. The Military Power take-off is a standard operating procedure and managing exposure to noise is an integral part of normal embarked operations. This level of noise is similar to that of the Harrier, F18's, F15's and the same level as produced by an F-16.

Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the value of purchasing AM-aluminium matting for landing pads for the JSF 35B.

Philip Dunne: High temperature resistant concrete was considered as the most appropriate surface for the UK Joint Strike Fighter landing pads. AM-aluminium matting was considered but does not have the same durability for repeated use and would also result in a higher maintenance burden.

Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what risk assessment he has made of the safety of aircraft handlers and maintenance personnel due to the noise produced by the Joint Strike Fighter.

Philip Dunne: Full assessment has been made regarding the noise levels of the Joint Strike Fighter. Personnel noise exposure risk is managed in accordance with The Control of Noise at Work Regulations, 2005 and will include a combination of personal protective equipment and procedures to control daily noise exposure, normal practice for personnel operating machinery such as helicopters, tanks and other aircraft.

Military Aircraft

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) actual and (b) simulated flight hours pilots need to adjust from a fast jet with a heads-up-display to one with only a helmet mounted display.

Philip Dunne: The adjustment from a fast jet aircraft with a heads-up display to one with a helmet mounted display cannot be quantified in hours as pilots are trained to operate the aircraft as a whole.

Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of whether arrangements for defence nuclear co-operations which were agreed at the UK-France summit in January 2014 summit comply with the (a) Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban treaty, (b) treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and (c) other aspects of international law; and if he will place in the Library a copy of any such assessments.

Philip Dunne: Arrangements agreed at the UK-France summit in January 2014 are entirely consistent with all of our obligations under international law including the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban treaty and the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. I am withholding release of any assessments under the principle of legal professional privilege.

Official Visits

Sheila Gilmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.

Anna Soubry: Details of Ministers visits and the purpose of each visit overseas are published quarterly and can be found at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications
	Details of Ministers overseas visits and the purpose of each visit from January to December 2013 are published. The details from January 2014 to date will be published in due course.

Procurement

Alison Seabeck: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether bidders for the Next Generation Estates contracts were invited to offer a blanket bid for all contracts.

Andrew Murrison: The Next Generation Estate Contracts consist of six separate contracts which were advertised separately. Some companies chose to become involved in bids for more than one, but since the procurements were competed separately, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation did not encourage a ‘blanket bid’. It was left for tenderers to make their own commercial judgment in this respect.

Shipbuilding: Portsmouth

John Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with BAE Systems about delaying the closure of the Portsmouth shipyard until the results of the Scottish referendum are known.

Andrew Murrison: No discussions have been held with BAE Systems about delaying the closure of Portsmouth shipyard pending the results of the Scottish referendum.
	The Government is clear that Scotland benefits from being part of the UK and the UK benefits from having Scotland within it. The Government is not making plans for independence as we are confident that the people of Scotland will vote to remain within the United Kingdom in the referendum.

Tornado Aircraft

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what event or risk involving a Tornado aircraft led to the approval of the Collision Warning Technology Demonstrator Programme for that aircraft; when that event or risk was identified; and where it is recorded.

Philip Dunne: The Collision Warning System (CWS) Technical Demonstrator Programme (TDP) Final Report dated October 1996 details that the CWS TDP resulted from a series of airborne collisions involving various types of fast jets in the years prior to 1991. Although the TDP was evaluated using a Tornado GR1 test aircraft, the objective was to evaluate the CWS concept across all of the fast jet operational training environment.

Unmanned Air Vehicles

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, column 798W, on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, whether changes to the Reaper Agreement pertaining to the UK Reaper Force Squadron have been finalised; and whether this Agreement will remain in force following the cessation of NATO International Security Force missions in Afghanistan.

Mark Francois: The memorandum of understanding is still undergoing the review process. However, it will cover both the ISAF mission and any future wider NATO missions.

Apprentices

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to give employers the choice of (a) having either a direct Government contract for apprenticeships and (b) accessing funding support through their chosen training provider.

Matthew Hancock: The Government has consulted on different options for routing apprenticeship funding via employers. The consultation closed on 1 May 2014. We are currently analysing the responses and are committed to designing a system that works for employers of all sizes and in all sectors. Next steps will be announced in the autumn.

Apprentices

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 3 March 2014, Official Report, column 599W, on apprenticeships; what steps he has taken to introduce grading into new apprenticeships; and whether such grading will be mandatory.

Matthew Hancock: Grading is being introduced into new apprenticeships through the Trailblazer process. Groups of employers are coming together to design apprenticeship standards and assessments. All new apprenticeships must be graded, and we have made grading of the end-point assessment a minimum requirement of the new apprenticeship programme.
	Having had their standards approved and published in March, the first phase of Trailblazer projects are now working on their assessment plans, including implementation of the grading requirement.
	Grading is important to ensure qualifications are aspirational for all—including those on track to pass who could benefit from being challenged to aim higher.

Apprentices

Nigel Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on steps to encourage more firms to offer apprenticeships for the long-term unemployed.

Matthew Hancock: No recent representations have been received on steps to encourage more firms to offer apprenticeships for the long-term unemployed.
	Despite that, we are taking forward action to do so. Apprenticeships play a vital role in equipping people to lead successful and rewarding working lives, and are a key pathway into work. Apprenticeships and the introduction of study programmes for the 16-19 age group are at the heart of our drive to equip people with the skills that employers need. Traineeships, which we introduced last year, provide an education and training programme with work experience, focused on giving young people aged 16-23 the skills and experience they need to get apprenticeships and other sustainable jobs.

Consultation Papers

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many consultation documents his Department issued which received fewer than 100 separate responses in each of the last four years.

Jennifer Willott: Data on consultation response rates is not centrally held and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Disabled Students' Allowances: North West

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people are in receipt of disabled students' allowance in (a) the North West, (b) Warrington and (c) Warrington North constituency.

David Willetts: Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students’ Allowance is published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education England’. The latest statistics are available at the following link:
	http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf
	A further breakdown for Warrington North constituency, Warrington LEA and the North West has been provided in the table for the academic year 2012/13. Equivalent figures for the academic year 2013/14 will be available from November 2014.
	
		
			 Students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance1 from Nottingham Southconstituency, Nottingham and the East Midlands; academic year 2012/13; effective date: 13/11/2013 
			 Number of applicants paid 
			  Application type  
			 Area Full-time application Part-time application Post graduate DSA Total 
			 North West Government Region2 7,030 350 550 7,940 
			 Warrington LEA2 190 10 10 210 
			 Warrington North Constituency2 100 — 10 110 
			 1 Disabled Student Allowance may be paid to the Student or to a Supplier on the student's behalf. 2 Figures are derived from the Post Code of the applicant's home address. Notes: 1. The effective date is that of the November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The figures are therefore provisional and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013. 2. DSA payments may be made at any point during the Academic Year or after the end of the Academic Year. 3. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not add to the sum of the components due to rounding. 4. ‘—’ represents a number less than 5.

Engineering: Females

Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress his Department has made on increasing the number of women in engineering roles.

David Willetts: BIS funds or supports a range of activities aimed at increasing the number of women in science and engineering roles. 55% of National Science and Engineering Competition prize winners were girls, as was the UK Young Engineer of the Year 2014.
	BIS also funds STEMNET to run the STEM Ambassadors programme: a nationwide network of over 28,000 volunteers who visit schools to inspire young people, act as role models and bring STEM career opportunities to life. 40% of STEM Ambassadors are women. 91% of UK state secondary schools accessed STEM Ambassadors between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.
	BIS is also part of the ‘Your Life’ campaign that is designed to boost participation in science, technology, engineering and maths at school and beyond. Over 180 leading businesses and institutions have pledged to do more to highlight the career opportunities open to those studying STEM subjects, committing to create over 2000 new entry level positions including apprenticeships, graduate jobs or paid work experience posts.
	As one of our pledges under the Your Life campaign, on 12 June 2014, the Minister for Skills and Enterprise, my hon. Friend the Member for West Suffolk (Matthew Hancock), announced £30 million funding to increase the supply of engineers, to encourage more women into the sector and to address engineering skills shortages in smaller companies. The fund will enable engineering companies to establish training programmes to develop future engineers and boost the number of women in the profession. £10 million of the fund will be directed to a call to ‘Developing Women Engineers’ and £10 million to a call to ‘Improving Engineering Careers’.

Insolvency

Richard Fuller: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many complaints the Government has received on the England and Wales personal insolvency regime in relation to (a) bankruptcy, (b) individual voluntary arrangements and (c) debt relief orders in each year since 2010; and what the nature was of such complaints.

Jennifer Willott: The Insolvency Service (Agency) does not hold records that categorise complaints in this way for 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12. The Agency’s records are held in relation to complaints received in respect of the official receiver’s administration of bankruptcies and debt relief orders (DROs) from 2012/13 onwards.
	Since June 2013, following introduction of the Insolvency Practitioner Complaints Gateway, the Agency has maintained records of complaints made against Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) and their administration of individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) and Trust Deeds (a Scottish equivalent of IVAs)—no records are held for IVAs alone.
	The following table summarises complaint numbers in respect of the official receiver or IP’s administration of bankruptcies, IVA/Trust Deeds and DROs.
	
		
			  Bankruptcy IVA & Trust Deeds Debt relief orders 
			 2012/13 193 — 0 
			 2013/14 154 183 7 
		
	
	Records detailing the nature of complaints received in relation to the official receiver’s administration of bankruptcy and DRO cases have only been held since 2013/14. The complaints are categorised as follows:
	Delay in taking action;
	Delay in replying to correspondence;
	Delay in returning telephone calls;
	Personal conduct (of a member of staff);
	Misleading/incorrect information;
	Failure to inform/reply;
	Failure to act;
	Incorrect action; and
	Quality of service by 3rd party acting for the Agency.
	The nature of complaints received in respect of an IP’s administration of IVAs are categorised as follows:
	Complainant not receiving a completion certificate;
	IP’s failure to deal with correspondence;
	Complainant disputing payment protection insurance compensation is asset in IVA;
	Complainant believes they were given poor advice; and
	IP failed to deal with an IVA/Trust Deed in a timely way.

Minimum Wage

Ian Murray: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the budget for enforcement of the National Minimum Wage was in 2013-14; and what that budget will be in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

Jennifer Willott: The national minimum wage enforcement budgets for 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 in principal were set out in parliamentary question 174284 on 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 351W.
	The 2014/15 budget was reviewed at the start of the financial year and will be considered again at mid-year and may be subject to change.

Money Lenders

Pamela Nash: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many telephone calls the Illegal Money Lending Unit helpline received from (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.

Jennifer Willott: The Illegal Money Lending Teams in England, Scotland and Wales receive intelligence via the helpline and also through via the "report a loan shark" web page on www.gov.uk, text messages, other electronic media and referrals from enforcement and debt advice agencies.
	Below is a breakdown of the number of calls received over the last four years and also the number of total pieces of intelligence received via all communications channels.
	
		
			 Number 
			  Telephone calls Total intelligence received 
			  England Wales Scotland England Wales Scotland 
			 2013/14 370 16 10 592 29 65 
			 2012/13 323 20 8 657 32 117 
			 2011/12 214 20 12 460 38 96 
			 2010/11 1— 1— 1— 299 48 28 
			 1 Breakdown of number of calls received unavailable. 
		
	
	Trading Standards is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and so it is not possible to provide comparable data for there.

Money Lenders

Pamela Nash: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 678W, on money lenders, how many actionable reports led to a conviction in each of the last four years.

Jennifer Willott: The Illegal Money Lending Teams conduct complex and sensitive investigations. The length of each investigation will be influenced by the circumstances of the specific case. In some instances convictions can be delivered only through months of proactive intelligence gathering and community engagement. Because of this, some cases span across multiple years and so there is not necessarily a direct link between the numbers of actionable reports and the numbers of convictions in any one year.
	Below is a breakdown of the number of operations, arrests and prosecutions completed by the Illegal Money Lending Teams in England, Scotland and Wales in each of the last four years and the number of custodial sentences handed down by the courts.
	
		
			     Number 
			  Operations Arrests/Detainments Prosecutions Custodials 
			  England Wales Scotland England Wales Scotland England Wales Scotland England Wales Scotland 
			 2013/14 74 29 9 107 4 7 55 2 7 25 2 0 
			 2012/13 73 38 15 92 4 4 34 2 6 13 2 0 
			 2011/12 57 37 14 62 13 17 17 4 6 11 4 1 
			 2010/111 288 46 17 104 6 5 32 7 5 26 1 0 
			 1 The England Illegal Money Lending Team was restructured in April 2011. Nine England regional teams were merged into a single national team covering the whole of England.

Science: Finance

Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of levels of public expenditure on science on UK economic productivity figures.

David Willetts: A number of academic studies find a positive link between research and development (R&D) investment and economic growth. Much of the relevant evidence was set out in a recent report for BIS "Insights from international benchmarking of the UK science and innovation system1" and the 2014 BIS Innovation Report2.
	A further recent UK report estimated that public investment in science yields a social rate of return of around 20%, through its impact on private sector productivity3. This means that for every £1 spent by Government on R&D, private sector output rises by 20 pence per year in perpetuity. This effect could be larger where additional public spending on R&D attracts additional private R&D spending. The same report and other studies have shown that there is a "crowding-in" effect of public investment on R&D. The effect is greater in industries that conduct significant R&D or collaborate with universities.
	1Available at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/science-and-innovation-system-international-benchmarking
	2Available at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovation-report-2014-innovation-research-and-growth
	3 Available at:
	http://sciencecampaign.org.uk/UKScienceBase.pdf

Shipbuilding: Overseas Workers

John Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of former BAE staff at the Portsmouth shipyard who have been recruited by overseas ship-builders.

Michael Fallon: The local taskforce is working to secure positive outcomes for all staff leaving BAE in Portsmouth. It is too early to draw conclusions.
	We recognise the importance of manufacturing and engineering skills to the economy: these will be vital to building the Solent area's strengths in marine and maritime. BIS is working closely with industry, Jobcentre Plus, and Portsmouth council to support those employees impacted by BAE's decision to close its shipyard in Portsmouth.
	The Southampton and Portsmouth City Deal announced a £1 million DWP Rapid Response Service that will support those recently made redundant. Government and local industry will invest £3 million in a Marine and Maritime Employer Ownership for Skills Programme, responding to the immediate skills needs in small and medium-sized enterprises in the advanced manufacturing sector.
	Additionally the existing UK-wide Talent Retention Solution is available to help match skilled workers to engineering jobs in the UK and is currently advertising 693 vacancies in the south of England on its website.1
	1 Active TRS vacancies listed on 18 June 2014.

Students: Finance

Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the written statement of 16 June 2014, Official Report, columns 70-1WS, on student support in England, how many of the students who were unable to or chose not to provide adequate evidence of residency were studying at an alternative provider with designated courses; at which provider they were studying; for what qualifications they were registered; and on what basis his Department calculated that £65 million was due to be paid to 1,333 students.

David Willetts: The number of students who were unable to or chose not to provide adequate evidence of residency who were studying at an alternative provider with designated courses and providers at which they were studying, was included in the data set placed in the Libraries of the House to accompany the written ministerial statement on 16 June 2014.
	A breakdown of the courses these students are studying is data that is not held in the form requested. I have asked the Student Loans Company to compile this data and I will place a copy in the Libraries of the House as soon as it is available.
	The £65 million figure given in the written ministerial statement is the amount of student support that would have been paid in relation to the 5,548 students deemed to be ineligible following the residency checking exercise. It was calculated using actual awards for students who had approved applications and average award amounts for students whose applications had not reached the approval stage at the time payments were suspended.

Sunday Trading Act 1994

Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received from UK retailers on the effect of the Sunday Trading Act 1994 on their businesses.

Jennifer Willott: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received representations from a number of correspondents in the last 12 months on Sunday trading. These include representations from Asda Stores Ltd, Horticulture Trades Association and shopping centres advocating further liberalisation, as well as others such as the Association of Convenience Stores, some large retailers, two individual stores and small groups, supporting the current Sunday trading rules or for further restrictions.

TNT

Ian Murray: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom regarding the postal service standards provided by TNT.

Jennifer Willott: Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) meet with officials from Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, on a regular basis to discuss a broad range of market issues. There have not been any specific discussions about TNT post’s service standards.
	All postal operators are subject to regulatory conditions set by Ofcom. These regulatory conditions cover such things as the security and confidentiality of the mail that operators handle and ensure that effective complaints procedures are in place for consumers. More information about Ofcom’s regulatory regime can be found on its website at:
	www.ofcom.org.uk

Compulsory Purchase

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average length of time is taken by his Department to issue a Compulsory Purchase Order to a local authority.

Nicholas Boles: Since May 2012 (when the National Planning Casework Unit took responsibility for this area of work) the average length of time to make a decision on opposed planning Compulsory Purchase Orders is 10 to 11 weeks.

Compulsory Purchase: Haringey

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  when he expects to reach a decision on whether Haringey Council will be issued with a Compulsory Purchase Order in relation to the site of 1-3 Paxton Road, London N17 0PB;
	(2)  when his Department received the application from Haringey Council for a Compulsory Purchase Order to be issued for the site of 1-3 Paxton Road, London, N17 0PB.

Nicholas Boles: We are currently considering whether to confirm a Compulsory Purchase Order known as The London Borough of Haringey (Northumberland Development Project) (No 1) submitted by Haringey Council which includes the site of 1-3 Paxton Road. The Order was received in the Department on 5 September 2012.
	This is a complex case. After the close of the inquiry there were matters in respect of which further views of the interested parties were sought and considered. This has delayed the decision in this case.
	We hope to issue the decision on this shortly. It is not appropriate to comment further as to do so may prejudice the Secretary of State’s decision.

Housing: Planning Permission

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of how many local authority plans arising from which authorities he has rejected the proposed local development framework and required additional housing supply in excess of that specified in the regional spatial strategy.

Nicholas Boles: holding answer 9 June 2014
	The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my right hon. Friend the Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr Pickles), has not rejected any local plan.
	The coalition Government has put local plans and local councils at the heart of planning. We have abolished the unpopular and ineffective top-down targets in regional strategies, shifting power and responsibility for housing and planning to local councils and local communities. Regional strategies are no longer relevant for local plans coming forward for examination.
	The Localism Act 2011 removed planning inspectors’ powers to impose changes on local authorities’ draft local plans. Instead, independent planning inspectors now report to the local authority and identify any conflicts between a draft local plan and national policy and regulatory process. They are able to recommend modifications to overcome these issues if they are asked to do so by the council itself. The local authority is free to choose to accept the inspector’s modifications and adopt the draft plan, or resubmit a new plan. This approach is aimed at encouraging a more collaborative process as the public examination proceeds.

Local Government

Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  what representations his Department has received from (a) local authorities and (b) others on sanctions available to councils under the Localism Act 2011 where councillors have been found to have been in breach of the code of conduct under that Act;
	(2)  what representations his Department has received on the effectiveness of the role of the independent person under the Localism Act 2011;
	(3)  what plans he has to carry out a post-implementation review of the local government standards framework in the Localism Act 2011.

Brandon Lewis: holding answer 12 June 2014
	As stated in the impact assessment on the abolition of the Standards Board regime (published in January 2011), a post-implementation review will be carried out three to five years after implementation of the policy which was in July 2012.
	My Department routinely receives representations about standards arrangements in local government, and indeed, on a whole range of local government issues. We will have regard to representations and comments when we undertake our post implementation review.
	However, Ministers are clear that the new provisions are a significant improvement on the old, discredited regime. The Localism Act has clarified predetermination rules allowing elected councillors to campaign and speak up on local issues. We have reversed the petty culture of malicious and unfounded complaints that wasted time and energy and undermined the good reputation of local government. We have increased transparency on councillors’ interests, and put in place criminal sanctions for the very rare instances of corruption. This is complemented by the role of political parties in ensuring good conduct, the law of libel, and the ultimate sanction: the ballot box.

Noise: Pollution Control

Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department provides to music venues facing potential closure from noise abatement notices as a result of change of use of neighbouring buildings under permitted development rights.

Nicholas Boles: holding answer 17 June 2014
	: Under nuisance law, it is for a local authority to decide on a case by case basis whether or not a noise constitutes a statutory nuisance. The ‘character of the locality’ is one of a number of relevant facts that would be taken into account, and well-established music venues would certainly be a consideration in assessing the reasonableness of the activity being carried out.
	The National Planning Policy Framework states that existing businesses wanting to develop in continuance of their business should not have unreasonable restrictions put on them because of changes in nearby land uses since they were established. This policy is clearly material when considering planning enforcement cases in relation to new land use changes nearby. Our new suite of planning guidance directly addresses the issue of noise, including advice on noise mitigation measures. This can be found online at:
	http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/noise/noise-guidance/
	The licensing process also provides an adjudication mechanism between local residents and licensed premises by which practical measures can be introduced to control and mitigate noise. Statutory guidance recommends practical conditions such as closing doors and windows, the installation of acoustic curtains or rubber speaker mounts. While recognising the need to tackle public nuisance, the guidance also advises that licensing authorities should be aware of the need to avoid inappropriate or disproportionate measures that could deter events that are valuable to the community, such as live music.
	More broadly, it is also in the commercial interests of any developer wishing to sell and market new residential accommodation near an existing music venue or licensed premises, or indeed in any urban environment, to take into account nearby noise, and seek to address that via good internal design and appropriate mitigation mechanisms (such as double glazing).

Planning Permission

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what average length of time is taken by his Department to make a decision on a planning application referred to it.

Nicholas Boles: During 2013-14, 272 planning applications were referred to the Secretary of State under the Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009. Records indicate that the average number of days it took to make a decision was 21 days.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Barry Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent estimate he has made of projected ticket prices for rail passengers using the High Speed 2 rail line.

Robert Goodwill: In order to test the case for HS2, current fares were assumed to increase by RPI+1% annually until 2036 after which fares are assumed to grow in line with inflation. No fares differential was applied to services using the high speed infrastructure. This is an assumption which provides an appropriate basis for modelling costs and benefits, but does not represent a prediction of future rail fares, which will be affected by government policy, market and industry changes across the GB rail network over many years.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Barry Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he expects High Speed 2 will require a separate ticket pricing structure from regular rail services.

Robert Goodwill: The HS2 business case demonstrates that the project can deliver significant benefits for the country without any fares differential being required for journeys using the high speed line. It is too soon to know what fares will be set for travel on HS2 services. Government decisions about fares structures and regulation will be taken closer to the commencement of HS2 phase 1 services in 2026.

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to provide training for drivers of heavy goods vehicles to increase awareness of the dangers faced by cyclists.

Stephen Hammond: In addition to licence acquisition tests which require drivers to demonstrate knowledge of vulnerable road users, the EU mandated Driver Certificate of Professional Competence requires drivers of heavy goods vehicles to carry out five days of further training in every five-year period. Within the confines of the directive, we would encourage drivers and employers to select the training which best meets their needs, which may be a course on vulnerable road users.
	We welcome initiatives such as 'Exchanging Places' events where cyclists and drivers of HGVs and buses get to experience the others' perspective, and encourage local authorities to consider such activities which can improve road sharing.

Telephone Services

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.

Stephen Hammond: The Department has three numbers in use detailed in the following table:
	
		
			 Area/agency Number Comments Calls received in last 12 months Alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case 
			 Highways Agency 0845 7504030 This is the old Highways Agency Information Line (HAIL) phone number. The HA has paid for it to now operate as a diversion number to the new cheaper number (0300 1235000). It has been retained as it may appear on old literature but is not advertised anymore. The use of the HA 0845 number was discontinued in November 2013. Calls received in the 12 months preceding discontinuance of the number 11,244. HA only advertise the *0300 HAIL number (0300 1235000) now. 
			      
			 Highways Agency 0845 9556575 This is the national Highways Agency switchboard number. 20,851 HA also advertise the local landline number: 0121 335 8301. 
			      
			 VOSA (Vehicle Operators Services Agency) 0845 6005977 This number offers guidance on MOT testing standards and an option to book MOT seminars. Due to replacement of our telephony systems, statistics are only available from December 2012 to present, in this time VOSA received 3,345 calls via this number. Both of these options are also available via the VOSA National Number, *0300 123 9000, which is charged at standard geographic rate.

Domestic Violence

Justin Tomlinson: To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities what recent discussions the Government Equalities Office has had with the Home Office about ending domestic abuse and violence against women.

Nicky Morgan: I have regular meetings and discussions with my colleagues on this and other matters affecting women and equality including attending the Violence Against Women and Girls Inter-Ministerial Group, working with ministerial colleagues to co-ordinate policy on tackling this abhorrent crime. Also, officials from the Government Equalities Office work closely with Home Office colleagues on this policy area and recently co-hosted an event working with employers to recognise and support employees who are victims of domestic violence.

Compensation

Mark Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been paid in consolatory payments for claimants in (a) Preston and (b) the rest of the UK in each of the last three years.

Michael Penning: Information regarding the amount paid in consolatory payments to claimants in Preston is not collated centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The amount paid in consolatory payments to GB claimants in each of the last three years is in the table.
	
		
			  Total paid in consolatory payments (£) 
			 2011-12 673,000 
			 2012-13 700,000 
		
	
	
		
			 2013-14 552,000 
			 Notes: 1. The amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand. 2. The information provided is for GB. Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office. 3. The information covers payments made by the following DWP business areas: Jobcentre Plus, Child Support Agency, Disability and Carers Service, The Pensions Service and Debt Management.

Employment

Stephen Timms: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of employment opportunities resulting from the Commonwealth Games; and if he will make a statement.

Esther McVey: It is estimated by the Organising Committee, Glasgow 2014 Ltd, that up to 30,000 employment opportunities will be created by the Commonwealth games.

Employment and Support Allowance

Fiona Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress his Department has made on improving the employment and support allowance appeals process.

Michael Penning: Appeals against employment and support allowance decisions decreased by just under 90% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2013.
	Our reforms to the appeals process mean claimants are now contacted much earlier, with the decision explained to them, and-through Mandatory Reconsideration-they are given the opportunity to provide further evidence. This is helping to resolve disputes as early as possible, and avoids the need for costly and protracted appeals.
	We are using feedback from the First tier Tribunal to improve our approach to decision-making as part of the Department's continuous improvement work, and where we identify improvements, we will make them.

Employment and Support Allowance: West Yorkshire

David Ward: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what additional resources his Department is making available to reduce the time taken to process requests for mandatory reconsideration of employment and support allowance decisions in West Yorkshire.

Esther McVey: We have targeted the resource we use nationally so that requests are processed as quickly as possible to minimise any undue delays, without compromising good quality decision-making.
	In addition we are currently reviewing the customer journey to understand where the pinch points are in the decision-making process in order to reduce the end to end journey time.

Jobcentre Plus

Mark Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which jobcentres (a) do and (b) do not have wifi access for jobseekers to use.

Esther McVey: The Digital Jobcentres project will modernise the Jobcentre digital infrastructure by delivering WiFi and Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network. From now until the end of October, we will be installing WiFi and new Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network.
	The following 39 Jobcentres already have WiFi available for jobseekers to use:
	London Bridge
	Ashton under Lyme
	Newport
	Hammersmith
	Rusholme
	Rugby
	Poole
	Inverness
	Newton Abbott
	Wigan
	Chester
	Warrington
	Swansea
	Oldham
	Motherwell
	Harrogate
	Abertillery
	Bath
	Bargoed
	Caerphilly
	Sutton
	Ebbw Vale
	Altrincham
	Merthyr Tydfil
	Hyde
	Tredegar
	Stalybridge
	Wolverhampton
	Stretford
	Scarborough
	Airdrie
	Coventry
	Erdington
	Rotherham
	Sheffield, Cavendish Court
	Wakefield
	Shotton
	Blackwood
	Derby
	By the end of October 2014, the remaining offices in the Jobcentre network will have WiFi installed and available for jobseekers to use.

National Employment Savings Trust Scheme

Mark Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are enrolled in National Employment Savings Trust (NEST); how many such people enrolled in NEST are making additional payments by direct debit each month; and what the average additional contribution by direct debit each month is.

Steve Webb: The National Employment Savings Trust announced on 1 April 2014 that they have over a million members.
	The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information about the number of scheme members making monthly additional payments by direct debit to NEST nor does it hold information on the average additional contribution by direct debit each month to NEST.

Personal Independence Payment

David Crausby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claims have been submitted for personal independence payment in each month since its introduction.

Michael Penning: Further to the figures published on 5 June 2014. The following table shows how many claims have been submitted for personal independence payment:
	
		
			  New claims not made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People New claims made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People All PIP New Claims 
			 April 2013 3,000 200 3,100 
			 May 2013 4,800 200 5,000 
			 June 2013 23,000 900 23,800 
			 July 2013 34,200 1,500 35,700 
			 August 2013 30,600 1,300 31,900 
			 September 2013 33,800 1,300 35,100 
			 October 2013 35,600 1,500 37,100 
			 November 2013 33,300 1,400 34,700 
			 December 2013 22,000 1,200 23,200 
			 January 2014 38,000 1,600 39,500 
			 February 2014 39,000 1,400 40,400 
			 March 2014 37,900 1,500 39,500 
			 April 2013 to March 2014 335,100 13,900 349,000 
			 Note: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100, therefore totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Whether a claim is a ‘New claim made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People’ has been determined at the point of registration: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-june-2014

Personal Independence Payment

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants for personal independence payments who require a home consultation have waited longer than (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) six or more months for such a consultation.

Michael Penning: The information you have requested is not currently available.

Personal Independence Payment

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what comparative assessment he has made of the average waiting time for claimants of the personal independence payment who require a home consultation in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the UK.

Michael Penning: The information you have requested is not currently available.

Personal Independence Payment

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many applications for personal independence payments were made by individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness in each of the three months to June 2014;
	(2)  how many decisions on applications for personal independence payments from individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness were made in each of the three months to June 2014;
	(3)  what the average duration has been of the assessment period for each claim for personal independence payment from a person diagnosed with a terminal illness in each of the three months to June 2014.

Michael Penning: I refer the right hon. Member to the written answer I gave him on 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 629W. Information on clearance times is not currently available. Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication.

Personal Independence Payment

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the contracts for personal independence payments assessments were awarded to Atos and Capita; and how many applications they were forecast to have processed by (a) March 2014 and (b) March 2015.

Michael Penning: The start date for both ATOS and Capita contracts was 31 July 2012.
	No forecast figures are available for numbers of applications processed.

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Richard Fuller: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on the freezing of state pensions for those living overseas.

Steve Webb: The UK state pension is payable worldwide. However, where a recipient is not ordinarily resident in the UK, eligibility for annual up-rates is generally restricted to people living in a country which is a member of the European Economic Area, including by extension Switzerland, or in a country with which the UK has a bilateral social security agreement that provides for up-rating of the UK state pension. A list of these countries can be found at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad
	Restricting the availability of annual up-rates to the UK state pensions in this manner has been the long standing policy of successive Governments. This Government has no plans to change it.

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Christopher Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensions are paid to British citizens resident overseas.

Steve Webb: Figures for the pension caseload are published on the DWP tabulation tool at:
	http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_nov13.html
	No information is available on the nationality or citizenship of state pensions recipients. However, in November 2013, there were approximately 1.21 million state pensions paid outside of Great Britain. Not all of these will necessarily be to British citizens, but may be to anyone who has built up an entitlement to a state pension, regardless of nationality.

Universal Credit

Stephen Timms: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people started to receive universal credit in March 2014.

Esther McVey: Statistics on how many people started universal credit in March 2014 can be found at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics

Work Capability Assessment

Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 176W, on work capability assessment, if he will make it his policy to set a target timescale for employment and support allowance and incapacity benefit reassessment work capability assessments in order to monitor and reduce the waiting times for those assessments.

Michael Penning: We are committed to completing work capability assessments as quickly as possible so that eligible claimants receive the appropriate rate of benefit.
	However it is important to get assessments right rather than setting an artificial timescale for completion. We are working with the existing supplier to improve processing times and reduce waiting times. In addition, we are seeking a replacement supplier to undertake work capability assessments.
	In the meantime we continue to rigorously monitor and manage the existing contract to ensure that both quality and performance are maintained as part of our drive to improve the quality of decision making and process claims more quickly.